On Thursday, India suffered one of its worst defeats in Test matches in recent years. In the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at Centurion, the Men in Blue were drubbed by an innings and 32 runs, inside 3 days of play.
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While India's bowling was not upto scratch, the batting also proved substandard. India batted for just 101.5 overs, across their two innings as they scored 245 & 131. KL Rahul (101 in the first innings) and Virat Kohli (76 in the second innings) were the only batters to cross 50 for India.
By contrast, South Africa batted for 108.4 overs in their solitary innings as three batters; Dean Elgar (185), debutant David Bedingham (56) and No.8 Marco Jansen (84*) all scored half-centuries.
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India's batting woes overseas have been a recurrent theme for some time now. But which players have performed best for the Men in Blue in the last 10 years?
Which Indian batsmen have scored the most overseas Test runs since 2013?
Since 2013, India's top run-scorer away from home is, perhaps unsurprisngly, Virat Kohli. He is clear at the top as the only batter with over 4000 overseas runs in the last 10 years. Ajinkya Rahane is second with 3433.
| Name | Innings | Runs | Average | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 99 | 4270 | 44.5 | 17 | 14 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 94 | 3433 | 39.9 | 18 | 8 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 93 | 3325 | 37.4 | 15 | 9 |
| KL Rahul | 58 | 1824 | 31.4 | 5 | 7 |
| Rohit Sharma | 54 | 1680 | 32.9 | 10 | 2 |
| Rishabh Pant | 45 | 1632 | 38.8 | 5 | 4 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 41 | 1605 | 39.1 | 3 | 5 |
| Murali Vijay | 44 | 1496 | 34.0 | 8 | 3 |
| R Ashwin | 61 | 1322 | 24.9 | 5 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 44 | 1212 | 32.7 | 8 | 1 |
Which Indian batsman has the best Test batting average overseas since 2013?
Among players who have batted at least 10 times overseas, Kohli comes out on top again, with an average of 44.5. Another 4 players average over 35 outside India.
| Name | Innings | Runs | Average | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 99 | 4270 | 44.5 | 17 | 14 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 94 | 3433 | 39.9 | 18 | 8 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 41 | 1605 | 39.1 | 3 | 5 |
| Rishabh Pant | 45 | 1632 | 38.8 | 5 | 4 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 93 | 3325 | 37.3 | 15 | 9 |
| Murali Vijay | 44 | 1496 | 34.0 | 8 | 3 |
| Hanuma Vihari | 24 | 705 | 33.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | 54 | 1680 | 32.9 | 10 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 44 | 1212 | 32.7 | 8 | 1 |
| KL Rahul | 58 | 1824 | 31.4 | 5 | 7 |
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